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M6.6 earthquake, Peru, 1963-08-29

MagnitudeM6.6mw

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Depth25 km

Time (UTC)1963-08-29 15:30

Rank in 196336 / 129among M6+

Rank since 19003430 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

167 km W of Pimentel, Peru · -7.09, -81.43

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1960 M7.6M7.6

1937 M7.1M7.1

1912 M6.8M6.8

1963 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 1963-03-04	1963-03-04 15:43	15 km	55 km W of Talara, Peru
M6.1 1962-11-15	1962-11-15 23:25	35 km	138 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru
M7.6 1960-11-20	1960-11-20 22:01	15 km	103 km WSW of Mórrope, Peru
M6.3 1940-05-05	1940-05-05 02:03	15 km	51 km W of Pimentel, Peru
M7.1 1937-06-21	1937-06-21 15:13	30 km	55 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru
M6.0 1931-09-21	1931-09-21 21:36	10 km	164 km SW of Pacasmayo, Peru
M6.1 1927-07-14	1927-07-14 23:27	15 km	252 km SW of Pacasmayo, Peru
M6.3 1925-12-27	1925-12-27 17:38	15 km	115 km SSW of Sechura, Peru
M6.2 1914-09-25	1914-09-25 10:30	35 km	20 km WNW of Las Lomas, Peru
M6.8 1912-07-24	1912-07-24 11:59	35 km	13 km ESE of Huangala, Peru

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.